Gloss may refer to:
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Gloss (annotation)
A gloss is a brief notation, especially a marginal or interlinear one, of the meaning of a word or wording in a text. It may be in the language of the text or in the reader's language if that is different.
A collection of glosses is a ''glossa ...
, an explanatory note in a text, such as:
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Interlinear gloss
In linguistics and pedagogy, an interlinear gloss is a gloss (series of brief explanations, such as definitions or pronunciations) placed between lines, such as between a line of original text and its translation into another language. When gloss ...
, in linguistics and pedagogy
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Biblical gloss
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Glose or Gloss, a quatrain from a usually better known poem incorporated into a new poem
Shininess
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Gloss (optics), reflectivity of light on a surface
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Gloss and matte paint, terms used for painted finishes
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Lip gloss
Lip gloss is a cosmetic used primarily to give lips a glossy luster, and sometimes to add a subtle color. It is distributed as a fluid or a soft solid (not to be confused with lip balm, which generally has medical or soothing purposes, or lips ...
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Sickle-gloss, a silica residue found on blades
Fiction
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Gloss (character), a fictional character who appeared in DC Comics' series ''New Guardians''
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''Gloss'' (film), a Russian satirical melodrama by Andrei Konchalovsky
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''Gloss'' (TV series), a New Zealand television drama, which ran from 1987 to 1990
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Gloss, a minor character in ''The Hunger Games''
People
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Hugo Gloss (born 1985), Brazilian journalist and presenter
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Molly Gloss (born 1944), American writer
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Dillon v. Gloss'', a 1921 U.S. constitutional court case
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Global Sea Level Observing System, an Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission program
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G.L.O.S.S., a punk band based in Olympia, Washington
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GLOSS FM, an online radio station based in South Gloucestershire, UK
See also
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Glossa (disambiguation)
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